60 Years Of Autosport special issue

[Chris24]

In case you haven't seen it yet, check out this weeks copy of Autosport magazine. Its a special 326 page special issue to celebrate their 60th Aniversary. Costs £5.99 but is well worth it as there is alot of good stuff in it and plenty of reading. Not your average crap copy of Autosport.
Has a metallic red cover so looks different on the shelf so easy to over look at a glance.

[termietermite]

Can anybody pick up a copy for me please?  Usual refund of all costs plus a liquid reward on offer!

[Boorish Grobian]

Autosport seems to crank one of these out about every five years or so, for some sort of anniversary.  I hope its a step up from the complete tabloid garbage that Autosport has become.  Last time I peeked at one the writing was obviously targeted at energy drink swilling teenagers, and the graphics were migraine inducing.  A good friend of mine once memorably said to me "I used to read Autosport on the train during my daily commute into Manhattan and back.  I would be embarrased to be seen reading it now"
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[termietermite]

I agree in that I don't bother with Autosport these days but one always hopes with these things that there might be the odd archive photo that lifts it above the trite garbage it has become recently. 

[Chris24]

I also agree, I have long since stopped buying Autosport and I used to buy it weekly but now its basically F1 and a little bit of other stuff and i can basically read what i need to from it in less than two minutes in the supermarket.

This 60 years issue though starts with the usual magzine at the front to page 50 and again continues at the back from page 279 - 330 with the usual end of magazine stuff. But the good part of this issue is what you find between pages 51 and pages 278.

It is split up into decades, each with a period style cover from that decade and then has features to do with subjects from that decade.

There are features on great tracks, great cars, great drivers. Race Retro and Retro tests for each decade.

The great car features in each decade are - Maserati 250 F, Ford GT40, Tyrrell P34, Audi Quattro, McLaren MP4-13 and Audi R8,

Great tracks - Pecara, Suzuka, Paul Ricard, Adelaide, Texas Motor Speedway, Algarve.

Drivers / people featured - Froilan Gonzalez, A J Foyt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen, Bernie Ecclestone,

Retro races - 1958 Belgian GP, 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, 1971 ItalianGP, 1985 Indianapolis 500, 1995 RAC Rally, 2005 Japanese GP.

Retro Tests - Rob Huff drives a Lotus Cortina, David Brabham drives Duncon Dayton's Ex Andretti Lotus 79, McNish drives a Porsche 962C, Gronholm drives Colin McRae's Impreza, World GT1 test.

Theres a few other bits and pieces as well but thats a description of the main body of this issue of the magazine.

Deb, I would love to be able to help you out but I have had a particularly expensive month and have over stretched myself and have no money for the next two weeks and I am hitting my overdraft hard until i get paid and already have other commitments that need what little i have at the moment. So unfortunately you will need to find someone else that can get you a copy, but I am sure there are others on here that can sort you out. If money wasn't an issue at the moment then otherwise i would have been happy to help out.

[Boorish Grobian]

There does sound like some good stuff in there Chris, I may try & track one down.  Unfortunately the local bookseller stopped carrying it a few years ago, and I bagged my decades long subscription in the late ninties (I just couldn't stand what it has become).  Would like to see the '85 Indy peice, my Dad, Brother & I were there (seats in the tower terrace, about three pits down from Sullivan's) and what a fricking brilliant race, still one of the best of any kind I've ever seen, only surpassed by the 1982 500.
You coming to Georgia in a few weeks Chris?  Hope so, we'll see ya there.
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[Chris24]

You coming to Georgia in a few weeks Chris?  Hope so, we'll see ya there.
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Fax, really wish I was , but just returned from a trip to Bristol, TN and North Carolina, so no money or holidays left unfortunately. Plan to be at Sebring again though next March.

[Bas]

I agree in that I don't bother with Autosport these days but one always hopes with these things that there might be the odd archive photo that lifts it above the trite garbage it has become recently. 

If you or others want I could send you the digital edition (pdf) of that Autosport magazine?

[Chris24]

I am sure the others would but I also would mind a digital copy too as I have a friend that would aoppreciate reading the Indy and Foyt stuff. I'll PM you my e mail address.

Thanks

[termietermite]

Thanks for the offer Bas but a hard copy has now been secured for me.  Where but on CA would a person in New Zealand fix up a favour for somebody in France, via a mate in the UK?
Thanks Doris.

[Bas]

I am sure the others would but I also would mind a digital copy too as I have a friend that would aoppreciate reading the Indy and Foyt stuff. I'll PM you my e mail address.

PM-ed you the link.

@termie: only at CA right.

[Boorish Grobian]

Agreed Doris, I owe you a few beers at Road Atlanta
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[Bentley boy]

I stopped reading about getting fed up with the F1 bias. I know it probably sells more with a car/ driver joe public knows but when Audi won Le Mans with a diesel & the same week they stick a complete non story about Raikonnen all over the front cover it might as well be F1 sport